Horse-boot



(ModeL) I J..E. WATSON.

HORSE BOOT. No. 266,233. Patented Oct. 17, 1882.

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JOSEPH WATSON, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

HORSE-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 266,233, dated October 17, 1882.

Application filed August 19, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. WATSON, of Toledo, in the county ofLucas, and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Horse-Boots; andIdohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, ma kinga part of this specification.

This invention has for its objects to provide an improved device to be attached to the boots of kneeand ankle kuockinghorses and speedy cutters, to prevent injury to the limbs, as more fully hereinafter specified. These object s I attain by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a horses hoof, showing my device applied thereto, a portion of the device being broken away and part of the hoof in section to show the method of fastening the device at the toe of the hoof. Fig. 2 represents afrontview of the hoof, showing my device; and Fig.3represents aside elevation, showing the rear fastening device.

The letter A indicates the hoof, and B an ordinary shoe secured in the usual manner.

0 indicates a leather strap, which is formed by splitting astrap longitudinally from one end to near the other. The free end of one of the parts is cut at a suitable point and provided with a buckle, the said part being made of such length as to bring the buckle just above the heel ofthe shoe at one side, as indicated in Fig. 3. The other longer portion of the strap is pierced or punctured at intervals, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to be fastened to the buckle. The unsplit end of the strap, on the flesh side, has fastened to ita steel plate, D, by means of rivets, or in any other convenient manner. The said end of the strap is secured betweenthe toe of the hoof and the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 1 ot' the drawings. This is accomplished by cutting or burning a recess in the under side of the toe of the hoof large enough to admit the end of the strap and permit it to pass back of the front part of the shoe. The steel plate and strap are then folded, as shown in Fig. 1, bringing the steel between the folded portions. The strap is then drawn forward, the steel operating as a wedge and securely holding the strap or binding it in its recess.

The letter E indicates a rubber tube, through which the long end of the strap passes, and which lies just at the base of the hoof when the device is in place above the upper edge of the shoe. Instead of the strap, a wire may be employed, having a buckle attached to one of the rear ends and a perforated strip of leather to the other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In a horse-boot, the partially-split strap O, having the steel plate D secured to its forward end, the said plate and end of the strap beihg adapted to be secured between the hoof and shoe of the animal, as described, and the buckle by which the rear ends of the split strap are secured, the strap being adapted to carry a tubular pad, as and for the purposes specifled.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 2d day of August, 1882.

JOSEPH E. WATSON. Witnesses:

FRED E. SoHo'rLEY, FRED. A. ALLEN. 

